Kosher Meal Plan

Fall 2026 Kosher Meal Plan Registration

Dining Policies
To-go boxes are $17.99. 

Meals can only be used by the student, not their friends or family members, unless a guest meal is used.

All students on meal plans are allowed ONE SWIPE PER MEAL.

If, after eating in the dining hall, you ask for a to go box, you must either use a guest meal or pay out of pocket. 

Meal swipes DO NOT roll over from previous semesters (use it or lose it).

Platinum Plan

$3,685
19 Meals per Week – includes breakfast, lunch, dinner, Shabbat and some Holiday meals.
5 Guest Meals
Includes 15 complimentary Café Credits
The Platinum Meal Plan is the only acceptable substitute for the UMD FULL Dining Plan. All other Hillel meal plans serve as add-ons to the Full UMD dining plan or for those students living in off-campus apartments.
Platinum Meal Plans do not require a separate Passover or Breakfast Plans.

FALL 2026 ONLY: Register Now

Spring 2027 dining registration will be open towards the end of the semester.

Gold Plan: $1,250.00
75 Meals per Semester – applicable for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and/or Shabbat Lunch.
3 Guest Meals
Includes 10 complimentary Café Credits

Silver Plan: $960.00
55 Meals per Semester – applicable for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and/or Shabbat Lunch.
2 Guest Meals
Includes 7 complimentary Café Credits

Breakfast Plan: $395.00
Includes breakfast M-F for the entire semester.

Walk In Meal Price: $17.99 (includes tax)

* There is no tax charged on meal plans

Prices indicated are the cash/check price.

Payment Options:

  • Make checks payable to Maryland Hillel and send to Maryland Hillel, Attn: Marty Rochlin, 7505 Yale Avenue, College Park, MD 20740.
  • A 3% administrative fee will be assessed to all credit card and e-check transactions.
  • A 6% administrative fee will be assessed to monthly installment plans (applies to Platinum Meal Plans only). Please contact reception@marylandhillel.org to schedule your monthly payments.

Refund Requests

Frequently Asked Questions

Maryland Hillel contracts out to CulinArt who manages our Kosher dining services. Prices are calculated by analyzing the number of students and meals, food cost, and Mashgiach expenses per school year. Currently, Maryland Hillel does not have an endowment fund that supplements the cost of the Kosher Dining Program. All costs are for services rendered.

The University requires all students living in a traditional dorm room (rooms not equipped with a kitchen) to be registered for a full meal plan. If your student lives on campus in a traditional dorm room and chooses a Kosher meal plan he/she must have a Platinum Meal Plan with Maryland Hillel.

By default, the University will automatically charge a Full University Dining Plan to a student living in a traditional dorm room w/o a kitchen. To credit this charge, students must purchase a Hillel Platinum Meal Plan through Maryland Hillel to meet the University’s full meal plan requirement.

Upon notification and receipt of payment for a Hillel Platinum Meal Plan, Maryland Hillel will inform UMD Dining Services of your full meal plan purchase. Upon notification, the University will credit your student’s account within 7-10 business days.

Maryland Hillel’s Kashrut is supervised under the Va’ad of Greater Washington. There is always a Mashgiach on duty, which includes our senior Mashgiach and several part-time student Mashgiachim.

No. The all you care to eat model was created to allow students full access to food/meals when ever they want. Refunds and/or credits are not given for missed meals. Meals are use or lose per semester – unused meals will not rollover to the next semester.

Yes. The Platinum, Gold and Silver plans offer guest meals which can be used for friends and family. Students must inform the cashier to use their guest meals. In addition, students can bring a guest for Shabbat by submitting this form.

The Kosher meal plan does NOT work at any other campus dining hall or at campus restaurants. Likewise, University Dining Plans, Points and Dollars will not work at Hillel.

Students who live in a traditional dorm room without a kitchen are required to have a full meal plan either with the University or with Maryland Hillel. Students may supplement the full meal plan with a Gold, Silver or Bronze plan at Maryland Hillel OR with a partial plan at the University

Your meal plan provides access to food prepared across Maryland Hillel’s dining program, including our meat kitchen, pareve (neither meat nor dairy) kitchen, and dairy café. Students can enjoy a wide variety of kosher meals, snacks, beverages, and grab-and-go options throughout the week, offering flexibility and choice to fit busy campus schedules.

As an added benefit, meal plan participants receive complimentary Hillel Café Credits that can be used for coffee, tea, baked goods, and select café items throughout the semester.

  • Platinum Meal Plan: Includes 15 complimentary Café Credits
  • Gold Meal Plan: Includes 10 complimentary Café Credits
  • Silver Meal Plan: Includes 7 complimentary Café Credits